IBM EduQuest

Atlanta February 7, 1994 - SchoolView, a new network
management tool from EduQuest, gives educators, students and
administrators all the features and power of IBM's
award-winning network management system with the flexibility,
colorful icons and "point and click" simplicity of a
graphical user interface.

SchoolView, developed in conjunction with Alameda,
California-based Geoworks helps make networking in K-12 schools
easy enough for the inexperienced student, while retaining the
features and functions to solve the most complex courseware
management problems.

The new program, available immediately, features a package of
classroom management tools and combines all the management
functions of the award-winning IBM Classroom LAN Administration
System with the graphical user interface popular with many
educators.

Designed specifically for schools and in use since 1986, the
IBM Classroom LAN Administrator System is a menu-based courseware
management tool that allows teachers to manage the classroom
computing environment and perform such tasks as enrolling
students, designating classes, and assigning and tracking
educational courseware usage by students.

SchoolView complements the existing IBM network offerings by
adding a colorful, icon-based format that makes it easy for
educators and students to perform these same tasks and access
programs by moving a mouse to the icons that replace text
commands. SchoolView is flexible, providing the capability for
launching DOS, OS/2 and Windows applications. IBM will continue
to offer the IBM Classroom LAN Administrator System for those who
prefer a menu-driven solution.

SchoolView is available in four options, so educators can
build networks designed to fit each school's specific
needs.

With the basic SchoolView package, system operators and
administrators can perform such tasks as installing programs,
creating student rosters, posting daily school announcements and
scanning for computer viruses. Teachers can manage classroom
data, assign courseware and create and deliver assignments
electronically.

The program includes a variety of on-line accessories,
developed by Geoworks, including:

Calculator;
Planner;
Address book;
Comm, a communications program;
Text File Editor, for notes and readme files; also good for
students who are just beginning to use the computer for online
assignments;
Banner, a function that embellishes documents with 54 type
styles and four special effects: Fog, 3D, and large or small
windows; prints on any printer in the network;
Solitaire, an entertaining way for students to develop mouse
skills.

* SchoolView with Tools: SchoolView with Tools adds four
powerful Geoworks tools for faculty, office personnel and
students that can be set at varying skill levels to accommodate
the user's level of expertise. In addition to all functions
available in SchoolView, this solution provides the following
capabilities for students to develop business skills.

A word processor for memos and desktop publishing;
A program to develop original graphics, cutting and pasting;
A full-function spreadsheet that can be customized, appropriate
for tasks from simple math projects to the school budget;
A database tool for students and administrators.

* SchoolView with Tools and NetWare: This version of
SchoolView offers the addition of NetWare 3.12 from IBM, enabling
administrators to use this package to implement an entire
network.

* SchoolView PLUS: The combined SchoolView packages with the
added capability of four advanced teaching tools:

EduQuest is an IBM company dedicated to helping improve K-12
education through the use of technology. Based in Atlanta, the
company offers more than 200 educational courseware products
created by EduQuest in cooperation with noted educators and
software producers. EduQuest products, which received more than
75 awards since 1987, are designed to develop student skills in
the subjects of reading and language arts, mathematics and
sciences, history, and geography, and special needs.

Geoworks is the developer and publisher of the GEOS®
graphical operating system, software development tools, software
applications and support programs. The company provides
sophisticated and highly efficient system software with rich
functionality that will enable hardware manufacturers to market
low-cost, high performance devices. Geoworks products are
available through OEMs, dealer channels, republishers and
electronic distribution.